# SAFE-T

Program · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, SAFE-T UTM Accelerator

The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a [Tulsa Tech Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub) project centered on [Skyway Range](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/skyway-range). It combines flight [testing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/testing), cybersecurity and shared aviation data so drone operators can test how their systems work together.

**For example:** A drone startup explores SAFE-T as a setting for [testing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/testing) operations alongside other traffic management providers.

## Funding

- EDA awarded $6,996,566 to Tulsa Community Foundation for SAFE-T in December 2024, recorded on USAspending. [Source: api.usaspending.gov](https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/ASST_NON_ED25HDQ0G0032_013/)

Figures are as published by the linked source.

## Applying



Application status unknown

[Official application page](https://www.skywayrange.com/news-media/skyway-range-selects-airwise-solutions-high-lander-and-onesky-to-strengthen-safe-t-and-expand-tulsas-uas-ecosystem)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://www.skywayrange.com/news-media/skyway-range-selects-airwise-solutions-high-lander-and-onesky-to-strengthen-safe-t-and-expand-tulsas-uas-ecosystem>

## Connects to (14)

- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
- [Tulsa Tech Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub): A regional effort to make Tulsa a center for autonomous systems, such as drones.
- [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs): A tech-led economic development organization in Tulsa.
- [Tulsa Community Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-community-foundation): A charitable foundation based in Tulsa that helps donors support community organizations and projects.
- [U.S. Economic Development Administration](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/us-economic-development-administration): A federal agency within the U.S.
- [Skyway Range](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/skyway-range): A drone flight test range serving the Tulsa region, with urban and rural testing environments.
- [Osage LLC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/osage-llc): The Osage Nation's economic development company, headquartered in Tulsa.
- [meerir](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meerir): An aviation technology company providing airspace intelligence and analysis.
- [The University of Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa): A private research university in Tulsa.
- [Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute): A cybersecurity research institute led by the University of Tulsa.
- [Airwise Solutions](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/airwise-solutions): A drone operations software company in Tulsa.
- [High Lander](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/high-lander): A company developing drone fleet management and uncrewed traffic management software.
- [OneSky](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/onesky): An uncrewed traffic management company headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.
- [ResilienX](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/resilienx): A company building software and shared infrastructure for autonomous aviation.

## Sources

- <https://www.skywayrange.com/news-media/skyway-range-selects-airwise-solutions-high-lander-and-onesky-to-strengthen-safe-t-and-expand-tulsas-uas-ecosystem>
- <https://www.eda.gov/news/press-release/2024/07/02/Tulsa-Hub-for-Equitable-Trustworthy-Autonomy>
- <https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory>
- <https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/ASST_NON_ED25HDQ0G0032_013/>
- <https://resilienx.com/case-study-safe-t-tulsa-building-a-repeatable-digital-backbone-for-regional-bvlos-operations/>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t